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Lesson #20: Use what you have learned to craft a new future
This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...
Clara Richards
Jul 8, 20143 min read
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Lesson #19: There is a clear interest in South-South collaboration in terms of systematizing knowled
This reflection is part of the 20 lessons included in the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...
Clara Richards
Jun 26, 20143 min read
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A researcher in search of a policy maker: reflections on the sustainability of a project aimed at li
The programme “Spaces for Engagement: using knowledge to improve public decisions” (SFE) is a six-year joint initiative by Global...
Clara Richards
Jan 28, 20143 min read
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Lesson #8: Invest time in building an integrated approach for your capacity building efforts
It is worth investing time in designing an integrated approach to capacity building (CB) which reflects your main principles in terms of...
Clara Richards
Jan 21, 20142 min read
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Nine challenges towards think tanks evaluation in Latin America
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Natalia Aquilino, Director of the influence, Monitoring and Evaluation Programme at CIPPEC, with...
Clara Richards
Nov 14, 20134 min read
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More reflections on transitions in think tanks’ executive direction: FUSADES’ experience
FUSADES is a private, non-profit development organization dedicated to the ongoing pursuit of the common good, centered on the human...
Clara Richards
Sep 23, 20133 min read
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It takes time to learn (and even more time to share it!)
How often do we stop to reflect on how we are doing what we are doing well we are doing what we do? Not frequently, certainly not in...
Clara Richards
Aug 27, 20134 min read
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How to conduct a transition in the Executive Direction? Two experiences from think thanks in Latin A
As I wrote in a previous post, think tank’s directors need to deal with a huge diversity of issues: from budgetary choices, to...
Clara Richards
Aug 23, 20135 min read
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Think tanks’ executive directors: background, profiles and qualities
Leading a think tank is not an easy task. Usually, these leaders need to make key decisions that involve a huge diversity of issues: from...

Leandro Echt
Aug 16, 20134 min read
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Moving our research agenda forward
In the upcoming weeks we will start sharing some of the research currently being carried out as to develop our research agenda. The...
Clara Richards
Aug 14, 20133 min read
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Online courses: a learning opportunity with a broader outreach
I have been working on the design and delivery of capacity building workshops targeted at southern researchers over the past three years....
Clara Richards
Aug 9, 20135 min read
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Say no to developing new communication channels that are not linked to your core business
[Editor’s note: This Idea was shared by Laura Zommer, CIPPEC’s former Head of Communications and current Director of Chequeado.com] I was...
Clara Richards
Apr 26, 20132 min read
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